Prohibits Medicaid service providers from requiring prior authorization for antiretroviral prescription drugs for the treatment or prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
This bill (S 7687) authorizes New York's Dormitory Authority to provide financing - such as loans or financial support - to SB Clinical Practice Management Plan, Inc. for constructing up to four advanced specialty care centers. It amends two sections of the Public Authorities Law to explicitly include this specific entity and purpose in the Authority's financing capabilities. The bill directly affects SB Clinical Practice Management Plan, Inc. by enabling it to secure funding for new healthcare facilities. The key provision is the streamlined authorization for the Dormitory Authority to finance or refinance these centers, without creating new requirements or altering existing healthcare policies.
This bill (S 3360) expands who can legally authorize the donation of a deceased person's body for medical education or research. It adds "a close friend" (as defined in section 2994-a of the law) to the list of people permitted to make an anatomical gift, alongside existing categories like family members or guardians. The bill also clarifies that if multiple people in the same category (including close friends) are eligible, a gift requires majority agreement among reasonably available individuals to avoid conflicts. It directly affects close friends of decedents seeking to facilitate body donations for medical purposes.
Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services without a prescription or physician's order; repeals certain cost sharing requirements for such services.
Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies covering care for other mental health services.
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.
This bill extends a temporary rule allowing staff in state-regulated programs to perform applied behavioral analysis duties without full licensure, affecting employees of offices overseeing developmental disabilities, children's services, and mental health. It specifically permits these staff to carry out such work under their current roles but prohibits using licensed titles from Article 167 of the Education Law. The extension expires on July 1, 2030, after which the current exemption will no longer apply. The bill does not create new requirements but temporarily maintains existing workforce flexibility in these state programs.
Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state, and deliver a report including the findings and recommendations of such study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
This bill allows the New York State Commissioner of Health to appoint local health officials to request death-related records, such as autopsy and toxicology reports, from coroners or medical examiners. It requires these officials to provide the requested records within three business days of completion. The bill directly affects coroners, medical examiners, and local health officials by changing who can formally request these death records. This amendment to county law streamlines access to health-related death documentation for public health purposes.
